River Arts Alliance Member Events

Island City Brewing Company | 65 E Front St. H3OJazz.com The Island City Jazz Jams return for a 5th season on January 15, with all donations supporting the Friends of the Winona Public Library. Your contribution will be tripled by H3O Jazz Trio and Island City Brewing Company! From volunteering and creating public awareness to encouraging gifts, the Friends…

Bluffview Montessori School | 1321 Gilmore Ave. linktr.ee/sugarloaftheatre On January 16, local community theatre, Sugarloaf Theatre, will be hosting open auditions for their winter production of The Rainbow Fish! The show will be directed by RAA member, Seamus Schwaba. Sugarloaf Theatre welcomes all community actors over the age of 12 to audition for the show. The…

WSU DuFresne Performing Arts Center Recital Hall | 450 Johnson St. winona.edu/music The WSU Department of Music is excited to host a chamber recital given by Ground Bass, featuring members of the Lyra Baroque Orchestra and Joe Jones, bassoon: Basses, Bach, and Bassoon! The recital will be held in the WSU DuFresne Performing Arts Center…

Blue Heron Coffeehouse | 162 W 2nd St. Paintings by Clyde Stutesman will be exhibited at the Blue Heron Coffeehouse from January 20 through February 24. An opening reception will be held on Friday, January 20, from 5-7 pm; free and open to the public, with refreshments provided.

Minnesota Marine Art Museum | 800 Riverview Dr. mmam.org/artsxchange Frozen River Film Festival Managing Director Eileen Moeller will lead an artsXchange conversation on Saturday, January 21, about the nature of creative work and how we share our stories through a variety of mediums. What is creative work? Who is allowed to do it? What are…

Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St. winonaarts.org The Winona Arts Center is pleased to host a double feature of films about French cuisine and culture served with a delicious spread of appetizers, wine and coffee on January 21 from 5 pm to 9 pm. The evening kicks off at 5 pm with the film Babette’s Feast,…

Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St. Save the date -- more information to come. At the Annual Meeting, RAA members may vote to elect members of the Board of Directors, and other annual business is conducted.

Blooming Grounds Coffee House | 50 E 3rd St. H3OJazz.com Looking for a little “down time” at the end of a busy week? H3O Jazz Trio is partnering with Blooming Grounds Coffee House for an evening of relaxing smooth jazz. The premiere Unwind Friday takes place this Friday, January 27, 2023, from 6 – 8 p.m. at…

Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St. winonaarts.org The Twin Cities-based music ensemble, The Poor Nobodys, will perform a live original score accompanying the screening of the silent Swedish film A Man There Was at the Winona Arts Center on January 28th. Following the screening, there will be Q&A, a short intermission, and an additional set…

No Name Bar | 252 E 3rd St. facebook.com/nonamebarwinona/ RAA member Amanda Grace will perform along with The Soul Train and Carnage the Executioner at No Name Bar on January 28. Amanda Grace produces music drifting between folk and rock with a pulsating drive. $5 cover; 21+. Learn more.

Winona Friendship Center | 251 Main St. paulsonjazz.com Jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader Dr. John Paulson will present a free pre-concert talk February 1 at the Winona Friendship Center. In addition to discussing upcoming concerts and recordings, his presentation will include a comparison/contrast between his music and the popular big band jazz of earlier times as…

Winona Arts Center | 228 E 5th St. winonaarts.org Things I’ve Seen, a photo exhibition by Steve Schild, runs February 3 through March 19 at the Winona Arts Center, with an opening reception from 6-8 pm, Friday, Feb. 3. The exhibition can be viewed during gallery hours, which are Wednesdays from 3 pm to 6 pm…